bucak
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Turkish bucak, from Ottoman Turkish بوجاق, literally meaning "corner", from Proto-Turkic *būč-gak, from *būč- or *bïč-.
Noun[edit]
bucak (plural bucaks)
- (historical) A subdistrict of a district within a Turkish province.
Turkish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish بوجاق (bucak, “angle, corner, nook”), itself from Proto-Turkic *būčgak (“corner, angle”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- Hyphenation: bu‧cak
Noun[edit]
bucak (definite accusative bucağı, plural bucaklar)
- (geometry) angle, a figure formed by two rays which start from a common point
- Synonym: köşe
- corner, nook, the space in the angle between converging lines or walls which meet in a point
- köşe bucak aramak ― to scour every corner
- (historical) bucak, township, a subdistrict of a district within a province
Declension[edit]
Inflection | ||
---|---|---|
Nominative | bucak | |
Definite accusative | bucağı | |
Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | bucak | bucaklar |
Definite accusative | bucağı | bucakları |
Dative | bucağa | bucaklara |
Locative | bucakta | bucaklarda |
Ablative | bucaktan | bucaklardan |
Genitive | bucağın | bucakların |
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “bucak”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 682
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “bucak”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
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